Chapter 113 - 36.4 - Tianjing Temple

After the small event with Sun Xiao and the phoenix egg, Li Xinwen returned to his room. Since he didn't get to finish showering earlier, Li Xinwen walked to the bathroom and took his shower. Once he was done, he finally let himself relax on his recamier sofa. Reading books became his source of entertainment next to watching drama series. In addition, he felt that the knowledge he got in the book can be used in the future.

'This idiot thought that he could replicate what happened in a fictional story in his life.'

Li Xinwen was suddenly reminded of what Xue Jun had said and he is now staring blankly on the book in his hand. "Am I also an idiot to think I can replicate what happened here?" Li Xinwen wondered. The book he was currently reading is about a shooting game called battleground.

There was a scene where the player was surrounded and only had a shotgun in hand. In order to survive, he jumped from the second floor. Following that action, the player continued to jump while shooting at his enemy. 'Is jumping while shooting with a shotgun not possible in real life?' Li Xinwen tried to imagine the scene. But no matter how much he imagined, he felt that it was possible. 'Maybe I should ask Xue Jun about it. He said that we'll start our shooting lessons... when again?'

Li Xinwen picked up his phone on his side and went to check the group chat. Other than Li Jinghua's message and Xue Rui's, there was nothing else. Li Xinwen continued to stare at the screen as if willing a message to come. Then, as luck would have it, he heard a notification and the phone vibrated. But rather than the group, it was a private message. He checked on his friend list and saw that it came from Min Xiaoyu.

[Min Xiaoyu: Mr Li, has my grandfather contacted you?]

Seeing this message, Li Xinwen raised an eyebrow. Tapping on his phone screen, he began to compose a message.

[Li Xinwen: No. What's wrong?]

[Min Xiaoyu: He hasn't returned since yesterday. And he didn't even contact me.]

[Min Xiaoyu: Then earlier, my caretaker gave me something, saying that it is left by my grandfather. I'm worried...]

[Min Xiaoyu: Mr Li, are you free? Can you accompany me to search for grandfather?]

[Min Xiaoyu: If you can't, that is alright too... I'll go and search for him alone.]

Li Xinwen watched as the message came in succession. He thought about it for a moment, then remembered what Min Shaotian had said to him last weekend. 'Don't tell me that old man went ahead with his suicidal plan! I already have a lot of people under my wings and you want me to take care of your grandson too?'

Li Xinwen quickly typed his reply to Min Xiaoyu and got off his sofa. He changed out of his pyjama and into his casual clothes. Earlier, he thought that he wouldn't be going out until dinner so he had put on his pyjama. After he got dressed up, he was about to go out of his room until he remembered that Mother Li might be downstairs in the living room by now, watching her daily drama series.

With that in mind, he turned to his balcony instead. "I just need to remember to return home before dark..." Li Xinwen mumbled to himself. He took a step towards the balcony, before pausing. Turning around once again, he walked to his door and locked it. Then, he took out his phone and scrolled over to Sun Xiao's contact.

[Li Xinwen: Ah'Xiao, Ge is going out for a while to help Min Xiaoyu. If Hua-jie or mom is looking for me, help me tell them I am sleeping... or something.]

When Sun Xiao received the message from Li Xinwen, he had actually wanted to follow. He typed his reply, then deleted it, began typing again only to delete it again.

On Li Xinwen's side, he saw at the bottom of the chat screen saying 'Ah'Xiao is currently typing...' appearing on and off. After a while, Sun Xiao's reply finally came. It was only a short, 'Okay'.

'Is he alright? Why did that take so long?' Li Xinwen wondered as he sent another message to Sun Xiao, asking him whether everything was alright on his side.

[Ah'Xiao: Everything is alright. Xin-gege be careful outside. Leave everything in the house to Ah'Xiao.]

Seeing the reply, Li Xinwen's lips curved up into a smile. The message was also followed by a sticker of a husky holding up a 'thumb up' sign. Shaking his head, Li Xinwen browsed through his variety of stickers that were available in the phone, until he found a sticker of a hand patting a husky. After he sent it to Sun Xiao, he finally left the room with a light heart.

He met with Min Xiaoyu at the Min residence and he could see that Min Xiaoyu's face was ladened with worry. On Min Xiaoyu's hand, is a small box.

"Mr Li," Min Xiaoyu called out to him. "Thank you for coming to help me."

"That's alright. But, do you have any idea where your grandfather might be?" Li Xinwen asked but Min Xiaoyu only shook his head. 'I guess if he had known he wouldn't have called for my help...' Li Xinwen thought to himself, finding himself silly for even asking such an obvious question.

"What is inside the box?" Li Xinwen asked after a while.

"It's a talisman that my grandfather gave me."

"Do you know what it is for?" Li Xinwen asked again and Min Xiaoyu nods his head.

"Grandfather once said that our ancestor left a treasure in a hidden place and the place is sealed. Only this talisman can unseal the entrance," Min Xiaoyu replied. "But I will not go there. I'm going to find grandfather and hand this back to him... Mr Li, I don't know why but I keep feeling that something bad is happening to my grandfather."

Li Xinwen thought for a while before finally letting out a sigh. He remembered that Min Shaotian wanted to gather his friends so that should be their first clue. In fact, it is their only clue at the moment. "Mr Min, your grandfather once told me that there are four cultivator family. One should be your family, do you know the other three? They may have information about your grandfather's whereabouts."

"I know. The closest one is in Tianjing Temple. Should we go there?"

"En. Let's go," Li Xinwen said as he gestured for Min Xiaoyu to take the lead but to his surprise, the other had called for a taxi instead. "Shouldn't we go there quickly?"

"But... it's still day time. If we were seen by the average citizen, we might get in trouble," Min Xiaoyu replied. "So even if I am in a hurry, I still have to remain calm. I can't let my emotion get to me."

Li Xinwen who had used his cultivation to come over quickly only remained silent. He did make sure that there was no other mortal in the vicinity where he landed. And even if there were, they wouldn't be able to see him at the speed he used to travel. Li Xinwen waited for five minutes before he finally couldn't remain patient anymore. He has a deadline of sundown, and if he did not get back home by then, he might get in trouble again.

"Cancel the taxi! I'll carry you," Li Xinwen said as he picked Min Xiaoyu up and hoisted him over his shoulder. Min Xiaoyu who were taken by surprise, let out a surprised yelp and before he could recover, his view had shifted and by the time he realized it, he saw that he was already high up in the air.

"Mr Li! We'll be seen!!" Min Xiaoyu exclaimed.

"Don't worry, ba! No one will see us here. Hurry and tell me where it is," Li Xinwen replied to Min Xiaoyu. He then shifted and changed the way he carried Min Xiaoyu into a princess carry.

"Where what?" because of the change in position, Min Xiaoyu felt a little embarrassed. He is already an a.d.u.l.t and to be carried this way by another man, which man doesn't feel embarrassed?

"That temple of yours. Hurry before we fall! My cultivation is not high enough to fly!" Li Xinwen warned.

"Oh, then do you see that mountain over there?" Min Xiaoyu pointed at the direction to their north.

"Okay, good. Hold tight! We're going down first."

With that warning, Li Xinwen and Min Xiaoyu descend down. As soon as his feet reached the ground, Li Xinwen, with his high mobility, began to move towards their destination. They arrived at the entrance of the temple in less than five minutes, and Li Xinwen gave Min Xiaoyu a haughty look. "If we were to wait for your taxi, who knows when we'll arrive. Mr Min, remember this well. Desperate situation requires desperate measure. Since we are short in time, we need to get information about your grandfather quickly. Need I remind you that I only have until sundown?"

"I... I'm sorry. It's just, grandfather always said not to let average people know about cultivation or it will cause problems," Min Xiaoyu said with a slightly red face.

"Anyway, we're here. What next?" Li Xinwen stared at the temple gate in front of him. The gate was closed tight and when Li Xinwen looked around, there was no one outside.

"This is actually the inner gate. Usually, normal people are only allowed the temple at the foot of the mountain. Because of the way we came in, we can be considered... to have sneaked in," Min Xiaoyu said and as if on cue, Li Xinwen heard several footsteps coming towards them.

"Outsiders! What are you doing here?" Li Xinwen heard a voice coming from behind him. "Are you assassins sent by those Modern Earth Association?!"

Li Xinwen turned around and saw several monks, holding their wooden bo staff. Even without sending out his spiritual energy, Li Xinwen already knew that none of them is a cultivator. "I come in peace. I am only here to look for..." Li Xinwen trailed off, finally realizing that he didn't know who he came here to look for. He turned his head to gaze at Min Xiaoyu, silently asking him to clarify.

"I am Min Xiaoyu, from the Min family. We're here to see Abbot Bingzhan. I wonder if we can go and see him?" Min Xiaoyu's voice was gentle and full of friendliness. But the monks still looked at them suspiciously.

"How can we believe you? There have been several attempts of assassination to the Abbot. You came here sneakily... how can we be sure if you won't harm the Abbot?!" the monk replied.

"That's right! If you really don't mean any harm, then wait here until our senior comes back from his divination work!" another monk chimed in.

Min Xiaoyu looked at Li Xinwen helplessly and Li Xinwen only let out a heavy sigh. "Fine. We'll wait here. Tell that senior of yours to hurry! I have to be back by sundown!"